The giant 5-million-year-old cavern complex is lit by colored artificial lighting, and expands over 5,800 m (3.6 mi) with a maximal width of 70 m (230 ft), maximal ceiling height of 38 m (125 ft), an area of 36,000 m2 (8.9 acres) and a volume of over 400,000 m3 (520,000 cu yd). It has a subterranean river 3,000 m (1.9 mi) long, with an average depth of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and maximal depth of 7 m (23 ft), and a daily discharge of 14,000 m3 (3,700,000 US gal). Currently 2,800 m (1.7 mi) of the cave has been developed for tourism, with a dock 300 m (330 yd) into the entrance and a 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) docking bay large enough to park 40 boats. Temperature inside the cave is constant throughout the year, at around 12 °C (54 °F), though slightly warmer in summer than winter.
In addition to the water caves, the national park also offers tourist attractions such as trekking to the top of the mountain, Woodstone Kingdom, dinghy rafting on the Taizi River, and the geological museum which hosts many relics and rare specimens collected from the national park area.
benxi, shuidong, national, park, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Benxi Shuidong National Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Benxi Water Caves Chinese 本溪水洞 pinyin Benxi Shuǐdong is a partially submerged cavern system containing a forest of stalactites and stalagmites located 26 kilometres 16 mi east of Benxi Liaoning Province People s Republic of China 1 It was made a national park on January 10 1994 and is open to the public all year round It was designated an AAAAA class tourist attraction by CNTA in 2015 Entrance opening to the Benxi Water CavesThe giant 5 million year old cavern complex is lit by colored artificial lighting and expands over 5 800 m 3 6 mi with a maximal width of 70 m 230 ft maximal ceiling height of 38 m 125 ft an area of 36 000 m2 8 9 acres and a volume of over 400 000 m3 520 000 cu yd It has a subterranean river 3 000 m 1 9 mi long with an average depth of 1 5 m 4 9 ft and maximal depth of 7 m 23 ft and a daily discharge of 14 000 m3 3 700 000 US gal Currently 2 800 m 1 7 mi of the cave has been developed for tourism with a dock 300 m 330 yd into the entrance and a 1 000 m2 11 000 sq ft docking bay large enough to park 40 boats Temperature inside the cave is constant throughout the year at around 12 C 54 F though slightly warmer in summer than winter In addition to the water caves the national park also offers tourist attractions such as trekking to the top of the mountain Woodstone Kingdom dinghy rafting on the Taizi River and the geological museum which hosts many relics and rare specimens collected from the national park area References edit Benxi Water Cave TCT Top China Travel External links edit41 18 N 123 46 E 41 300 N 123 767 E 41 300 123 767 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benxi Shuidong National Park nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Benxi Shuidong National Park Official site in Chinese amp English nbsp This Liaoning location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benxi Shuidong National Park amp oldid 1110064016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
